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7:05 AM,
Jun. 5, 2014

Beef Kare Kare. Shelly V. Calvo/For Bayanihan

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DINING DIVA
By Shelly Calvo

Once a year, I pay homage to the country of my birth by celebrating our Independence Day on June 12. Historically, the Philippines gained its independence from almost four hundred years of Spanish rule in 1898. Spain relinquished its hold on the country and gave it its freedom, yet left countless influences, both positive and negative.

For one, the Philippines has the oldest university in Asia, which is the University of Santo Tomas. To this day, this university still is one of the top universities in the country. All over the country, there are various churches built by the Spaniards that have ...